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Pediatric primary care providers who screen, identify, and treat adolescents for depression and its comorbidities can make a positive difference in their patients’ long-term health, social functioning, and interpersonal relationships.

Office-based technologies help to make preventive care visits more efficient.

Adolescent girls who participate in competitive or recreational sports are at higher risk for anterior cruciate ligament injuries than adolescent boys, but through neuromuscular training and knowledgeable coaching some of these injuries may be preventable.

High blood pressure (BP) in childhood increases the likelihood of elevated BP and atherosclerosis in adulthood, and it doesn’t matter which of 3 definitions of childhood high BP you use.

Deceased-donor partial liver transplantation now has outcomes in infants and small children that are comparable to those achieved with whole organ transplantation. Increased confidence in this procedure could increase the pediatric organ pool dramatically, thereby decreasing the high waitlist mortality of this age group.

Exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA)-found in baby bottles, plastic containers, food and beverage cans, and dental sealants-may be contributing to the nation’s obesity epidemic. Researchers found recently that higher urine BPA levels are associated with overweight in young and adolescent girls, particularly those in the vulnerable 9- to12-year-old age range.

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved a new quadrivalent version of a flu vaccine. At present, it is the only quadrivalent vaccine available for children as young as 6 months.

Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for central precocious puberty. Experts say the finding may help unlock the mysteries surrounding the timing of puberty and make it possible to identify those at risk of early onset.

Breastfeeding exclusively for at least the first 3 months of life, as opposed to exclusively formula feeding or using a combination of breast milk and formula, seems to make children smarter, and the differences are clear much earlier than previously thought.

An educational intervention, which includes periodic feedback to pediatricians, reduces inappropriate outpatient prescribing of broad-spectrum antibiotics to children with respiratory infections by about half, according to a new randomized trial.

There’s good news for premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD): treatment with hydrocortisone does not seem to adversely effect brain growth, meaning that hydrocortisone may provide a safer alternative to dexamethasone.

Imagine if a quick, easy, noninvasive test that kids actually found fun could predict which among them will develop such problems as type 2 diabetes or fatty liver disease later in life.

When it comes to concussions, children with histories of multiple or recent concussions are more likely to have prolonged symptoms than those without any history of traumatic brain injury.

Night terrors and other parasomnias in children may coexist with other sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, according to the preliminary findings of a new study.

New research shows that almost one-third of children aged between 4 and 8 years who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) also have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Formula-fed infants are about 2.5 times more likely to be obese by age 2 years than those who are breastfed for the first 6 months of life, according to a recent study.

New guidelines underscore the need for earlier detection of motor delays among children and posit an algorithm for use in the primary care setting.

A recent clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) outlines how pediatricians can best meet the unique health and mental health needs of children in US military families.

Children who are bullied are almost 5 times more likely to harm themselves when they become adolescents than those who are not bullied, reports a recent study.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is beginning its new effort to stimulate research on treatments for neonates in the wake of last year’s legislation, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act.

The world is a much different place since the iPhone was released this month just 6 years ago in 2007. Because of our smart mobile devices, we talk, text and tweet, shop wisely, travel expediently, and socialize even when alone.